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1. It gives me a chance to check up on the dehumidifier. 2. At the end, I have clean clothes. 3. The dryer makes my clothes warm. 4. It takes a while, so I can read, surf the internet, or watch tv, even though I am "doi…
1. I can vote. 2. Sometimes, it makes a difference. 3. Talking to poll workers. 4. Third (and fouth and fifth) parties (though I would settle for a second one. 5. Wearing an "I voted" sticker. 6. It is the end of "polit…
This is another challenge post. My animals are making it hard for me to love life right now. 1. If and when it lands in the backyard, rain washes it away. 2. At least right now, it is standard brown (I hate the green st…
Mac OS X Leopard 10. Better Ruby on Rails support. 9. Finally compiled FreeImage just now. 8. Feels smoother / starts up faster. 7. Spotlight works now. (Too slow/wonky before) 6. Got to geek out with Paul installing it…
A special 10 things presentation. I have another relatively new post below, but I couldn't wait to do this one. Paul, is there a way to imbed the presentation? Or is linking to it best?
1. It makes stuff grow. 2. It makes football more interesting (less passing, more fumbles, more slips). 3. Playing in mud (it's been a while, but its fun) 4. It keeps whatever I am allergic to down. 5. It's cheaper/easi…
1. Most of the time, I leave church in a good mood. 2. The Simpsons. 3. Football. 4. Naps. 5. Sunday Dinners. 6. Phone calls home. 7. Walking outside when the weather is great, like today. Building a fire and/or hunkeri…
1. It's playing scrabble. 2. It's playing multiple games of scrabble at once. 3. It's free. 4. It's at your own pace. 5. You can talk trash as you play. 6. You can check the dictionary and two word lists as you play. 7.…
1. He was a pioneer. He was trained in theological liberalism, but left that camp when it failed him and created a whole new way of doing theology. 2. He was, at the same time, humble. He realized that his theology was …
TMBG = They Might Be Giants, a great band, for those uninformed. 1. The live shows. I've never been in a happier place. 2. They are Geeky. So geeky. 3. They are pop, but not lame. 4. Multiple instruments are utilized, a…
1. I can see who's online. 2. People aren't really shy here. 3. It's an online community that also has a real community. 4. It's just about the right size (although more e:peeps would be nice). 5. It's mostly personsona…
Another challenging one. I'm not sure I can come up with 10, but I'm going to try. 1. Courage of conviction. Sure, he's wrong on just about everything, but he had to know he would get laughed at for saying that there ar…
1. I can sprawl out over the whole bed. 2. I can eat what I want, when I want. 3. I don't have to share the computer, or the tv, or anything else. 4. I can drive the car that I like. 5. I can walk around in whatever sta…
1. The glasses. 2. The fact that she was the first female head writer at the male dominated SNL. 3. She was an awesome update host. 4. Mean girls. 5. She tells yo mama jokes and delivers other such similar lines as well…
1. For me, they are Fridays (I take Friday off.) 2. Thursday night is 30 Rock night. 30 Rock is the funniest, most underrated show on tv, starring the brilliant Tina Fey. (Have I done 10 things I like Tina Fey yet? Mayb…
I'm going away this weekend on (you guessed it) an airplane! Hence the latest installment of the series named after the number of fingers I have right now. 1. Taking off. I like the feeling of being pressed back into th…
1. His hair. 2. His car. Dude is a professional athlete, making millions in salary, plus endorsements, but he drives a Kia. Why? Because he doesn't need a fancy car. A Kia seemed good to him. 3. He's super fast. 4. He h…
1. Lot's of "dark heroes," i.e good guys that do bad things or bad guys that do good things (well, guys and girls actually, even if it is guys in most cases). Really, there's only one completely good guy in the whole th…
1. It exposes me to new music that I like, something I desperately need. 2. It's free, the best cost ever. 3. I love to give a quick "thumbs up," when really good music plays, like Derek Webb. 4. I get to feel a sense o…
1. Sleeping in. 2. Seeing anti-labor folks take a day off to celebrate labor. 3. Football season is approaching! 4. Getting projects done (this is a new one for me, but I think I will like it) 5. 4 day weeks are SO much…
1. Hybrid cars. 2. Electric cars (even better!) 3. Bikes (even more better!) 4. Fluorescent light bulbs (gotta get some of them) 5. Mass transit (when its done right) 6. Picking up litter (learned this one from my arch-…
For Tinypliny... 1. The large amount of fresh water (much of it in our backyard!) 2. Mountains. 3. Changing seasons. 4. Trees. 5. Beaches. 6. Streams, Rivers, Waterfalls, and other water in motion. 7. Bison (they were m…
Hmmm. This is going to be tough. 1. The higher gas prices that have resulted have encouraged people to drive less and consider alternative energy. 2. The war rhetoric of "support the troops" as the same administration d…
1. The way she looks. 2. The things she cooks. 3. How smart she is. 4. How she likes video games and Simpsons. 5 . Her commitment to her faith, and how she lives it out. 6. She is courageous and assertive. 7. She hasn't…
